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Canada’s Christian Gow 21st in Men’s 12.5km Pursuit at IBU WCup in Nove Mesto – JT Boe Wins Again

(Nove Mesto, Czech Republic) – Canadian Christian Gow was the top North American in 21st in the men’s 12.5km pursuit with three penalties as Norway’s Johannes Thingnes Boe came back on the last loop … READ MORE →

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Double Podium for Canada as Moser Wins Gold and Bankes Takes Bronze at IBU Cup in Austria

(Obertilliach, Austria) – Nadia Moser, 21, from Whitehorse took the win in the IBU Cup women’s 7.5km Sprint, her first-ever podium finish, while teammate, Megan Bankes, Calgary claimed bronze as the Canadian stormed the … READ MORE →

Sarah Beaudry [P] Nordic Focus

Canada’s Beaudry Career-best 12th in Women’s 7.5K Sprint IBU World Cup at Nove Mesto

(Nove Mesto, Czech Republic) – Canada’s Sarah Beaudry shot clean en route to a career-best 12th in the women’s 7.5K evening sprint amidst falling snow at the Vysocina Arena in Nove Mesto.
Marte Olsbu Roiseland … READ MORE →

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Rodchenkov Anti-Doping Act Proposed in U.S.A. to Criminalize Doping and Enhance U.S. Powers

– On Dec. 19, two American senators, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (RI) and Sen. Orrin Hatch (UT), announced the introduction of legislation into the House of Representatives in the United States that establishes criminal penalties … READ MORE →

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Canada’s Christian Gow Shoots Clean for 20th in Men’s Sprint @ IBU Nove Mesto WCup – Norway’s JT Boe Wins

(Nove Mesto, Czech Republic) – Canada’s Christian Gow shot clean to finish 20th in the men’s 10-kilometer sprint held under the lights in Nove Mesto yesterday as Johannes Thingnes Boe (NOR) also shot clean … READ MORE →

1st Prize – Alpina ESK Pro Boots + Rottefella MOVE Bindings

SkiTrax FIS Fantasy World Cup 2018/19 Contest Standings after Davos

(Toronto, ON) – We’re pleased to present the standings for the 10th annual SkiTrax FIS Fantasy World Cup Contest following Davos where the USA’s Sophie Caldwell took home her first podium this season in … READ MORE →

Molly Miller [P] CCC

Cross Country Ski de Fond Canada Names 18 Athletes to FIS Nordic Junior and U23 World Championship Team

(Canmore, AB) —Eighteen young Canucks who represent the next generation of cross-country ski talent in the country have jus been named to Canada’s 2019 Junior and Under-23 World Championship Team that will compete in … READ MORE →

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Salomon is New Sponsor of American Birkie’s Fast-Growing Kortelopet Ski Race

(Hayward, Wisconsin) – The American Birkebeiner Ski Foundation (ABSF) has announced a multi-year agreement with Salomon, international Alpine skiing equipment, snowboarding, Nordic, and running brand, to make it the new Presenting Sponsor of its … READ MORE →

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15th Annual Pentathlon des Neiges & Quebec ITU Winter Triathlon World Cup – Rent Your Equipment

(Quebec City, Que.) – The International Triathlon Union (ITU) has modified its winter triathlon format to allow running as the first leg of the triathlon followed by skating and skiing. The Quebec ITU Winter … READ MORE →

Jessie Diggins [P] USSA/Reese Brown

USA’s Diggins 5th & Brennan Career-Best 6th in 10k F @ Davos – Canada’s Nishikawa Matches Best-ever 23rd

(Davos, Switzerland) – The USA’s Jessie Diggins was fifth and Rosie Brennan skied to a career-best sixth in Sunday’s 10k individual start FR at the FIS Cross Country World Cup in Davos, Switzerland. Canada’s Emily … READ MORE →

Russell Kennedy [P] CCC

Beatty and Kennedy Win 10/15km FR on Day 2 at Haywood NorAm World Jr/U23 Trials at Canmore

(Canmore, Alta.) – Temperatures were just above 0 degrees C. as Day 2 of the Haywood NorAm’s, World Jr./U23 Championships trials got under way with interval start races at the Canmore Nordic Centre.
Dahria Beatty … READ MORE →

Mark Arendz [P] CCC

Mark Arendz Wins Silver Medal at IPC World Cup Biathlon Opener

(Vuokatti, Finland) – Canada’s Mark Arendz put a silver lining around the opening biathlon race of the IPC World Cup season in Vuokatti, Finland on Saturday. The eight-time Paralympic medallist from Springton, P.E.I. took … READ MORE →

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USA’s Caldwell 2nd in 1.5km Sprint FR at Davos World Cup – Nilsson and Klaebo Win, Hamilton 12th

(Davos, Switzerland) – The USA’s Sophie Caldwell was the top qualifier en route to her first sprint podium of the season as she claimed second behind Sweden’s Stina Nilsson in the women’s 1.5km Sprint in Davos, … READ MORE →

Susan Dunklee (USA) [P] Nordic Focus

USA’s Dunklee 28th in Hochfilzen Pursuit as Makarainen and Fourcade Top Fields – Doherty 31st

(Hochfilzen, Austria) – American Susan Dunklee finished 28th in the women’s 10km pursuit with two penalties as Finland’s Kaisa Makarainen claimed her third victory of the season despite three penalties. Joanne Reid was 31st with one … READ MORE →

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Russia’s Biathlon Team Investigated Over Alleged Doping Offences at 2017 IBU Worlds in Hochfilzen

(Hochfilzen, AUT) – Russia’s biathlon team attending this weekend’s IBU World Cup event in the Austrian town of Hochfilzen are being investigated by anti-corruption prosecutors over alleged doping offences at the Biathlon World Championships … READ MORE →

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Dahria Beatty and Bob Thompson Win AltaGas Sprints on Day 1 at Haywood NorAm World Jr/U23 Trials

(Canmore, AB) – The Haywood NorAm circuit started off it’s 2nd stop with AltaGas sprints at Alberta’s Canmore Nordic Centre. Temperatures were just below zero for the qualifiers, with many athletes vying for a … READ MORE →

Brian McKeever [P] Canadian Paralympic Committee

Brian McKeever Bounces Back to Win Gold at Para Nordic World Cup in Finland

(Vuokatti, Finland) — Canada’s most decorated Winter Paralympian, Brian McKeever, remained unbeaten in short distance cross-country ski racing on the IPC World Cup, following another golden performance on Thursday in Vuokatti, Finland.
The 17-time-Paralympic medallist … READ MORE →

Leif Nordgren [P] Nordic Focus

Norway’s JT Boe Wins Men’s 10km Sprint at IBU World Cup in Hochfilzen – USA’s Nordgren 31st

(Hochfilzen, Austria) – Leif Nordgren (USA) was the top North American in 31st with one penalty in the men’s 10km sprint at the BMW IBU World Cup in Hochfilzen as Johannes Thingnes Boe of … READ MORE →

Susan Dunklee (USA) [P] Nordic Focus

Italy’s Wierer Edges Makarainen in Womens’ Sprint at IBU Wolrd Cup in Hochfilzen – USA’s Dunklee 34th

(Hochfilzen, Austria) – The USA’s Susan Dunklee placed 34th with two penalties in the 7.5km women’s sprint at the BMW IBU World Cup in Hochfilzen as Dorothea Wierer of Italy held on to win … READ MORE →

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Gold and Silver for Canada at IPC Nordic World Cup Opener in Finland

(Vuokatti, Finland) – Canada’s Brian McKeever and Mark Arendz, skied to gold and silver at the IPC Nordic World Cup opener in Vuokatti, Finland on Dec 12. Arendz, 28, was the first champion crowned … READ MORE →

1st Prize – Alpina ESK Pro Boots + Rottefella MOVE Bindings

SkiTrax FIS Fantasy World Cup 2018/19 Contest Standings after Beitostolen

(Toronto, ON) – We’re pleased to present the standings for the 10th annual SkiTrax FIS Fantasy World Cup Contest following Beitostolen where American Jessie Diggins finished 8th in the women’s 15km FR individual start … READ MORE →

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Thank You – Drive for 25 Raised a Total of $111,121

–  The final Drive for 25 numbers are in and what an incredible end of the Drive it was, with some remarkably generous last-minute gifts! 46 states donated, this really has been a nation … READ MORE →

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USA’s Bickner 5th and Canada’s Boyd-Clowes 6th at FIS Continental Cup in Lillehammer

(Park City, Utah) – USA Nordic athlete, Kevin Bickner, 22, from Wauconda, Illinois (Norge Ski Club) lands in 5th place on the HS 140 in the FIS Continental Cup in Lillehammer, Norway. Mackenzie Boyd-Clowes, … READ MORE →

Clare Egan (USA) [P] Nordic Focus

USA’s Egan Career-best 6th and Fastest Course Time in IBU Women’s 10km Pursuit WCup at Pokljuka

(Pokljuka, Slovenia) – The USA’s Clare Egan pulled out all the stops to claim a career-best 6th-place finish in the women’s 10-kilometer Pursuit with one penalty at the BMW IBU World Cup in Pokljuka … READ MORE →

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Canada’s Stewart-Jones & USA’s Bratrud Win 10/15km CL at Sovereign Lake NorAm/SuperTour on Day 2

(Vernon, BC) – Day two of racing at the Sovereign Lake Nordic Centre near Vernon, B.C. got underway Sunday morning as hundreds of racers from Canada and the U.S. took to the start line … READ MORE →

Christian Gow (CAN) [P] NordicFocus

Canada’s Christian Gow Shoots Clean for 14th in Men’s Pursuit at IBU World Cup in Pokljuka – JT Boe Wins

(Pokljuka, Slovenia) – Canada’s Christian Gow shot clean to finish a solid 14th in the men’s 12.5km pursuit won by Norway’s Johannes Thingnes Boe in a photo-finish with France’s Quentin Fillon Maillet.

Boe, with three … READ MORE →

Team Norway [P] Nordic Focus

Norway Edges Out Russia in Men’s Relay at Beitostolen World Cup – Team USA 12th

(Beitostolen, NOR) – Norway l came out on top in a fierce battle with Russia l in the men’s 4×7.5km Relay on Sunday as the race came down to a final sprint with Finn … READ MORE →

Jessica Diggins [P] Nordic Focus

Team USA 5th in Women’s Relay at Beitostolen World Cup – Norway Wins Again

(Beitostolen, NOR) – Team USA’s Sadie Bjornsen, Rosie Brennan, Caitlin Patterson and Jessie Diggins debuted in the women’s 4 x 5km relay finishing a solid 5th as Norway 1 proved to be unstoppable again. … READ MORE →

Senior Men’s Sprint podium [P] Peggy Hung

USA’s Newell & Kern Win Sprints FR on Day One at the Haywood NorAm/U.S. SuperTour in Sovereign Lake

(Vernon, B.C.) – The first stop on the Haywood NorAm combined with the second stop on the U.S. SuperTour race series got underway this morning at the Sovereign Lake Nordic Centre located near Vernon, … READ MORE →

Clare Egan [P] Nordic Focus

USA’s Egan 15th in Women’s Sprint at IBU World Cup Pokljuka as Makarainen Triumphs

(Pokljuka, Slovenia) – The USA’s Clare Egan turned in the sixth-fastest course time en route to a 15th-place finish on Saturday with one penalty in the women’s 7.5km sprint at the BMW IBU World Cup in … READ MORE →

Alex Harvey [P] Nordic Focus

Canada’s Harvey 13th in Rare 30km Individual Start at Beitostolen – Norway’s Roethe Wins

(Beitostolen, NOR) – Canada’s Alex Harvey raced to 13th in a rare 30km individual start cross-country skate at Beitostolen, Norway as Sjur Roethe (Nor) took home another win with Martin Johnsrud Sundby (Nor) second … READ MORE →

Jessica Diggins (USA) [P] Nordic Focus

Diggins in 8th Leads Three Americans into Top 15 at Beitostolen 15km FR – Johaug Triumphs Again

(Beitostolen, NOR) – Jessie Diggins delivered a strong 8th-place result to lead three American women into the top 15 at the 15 km F interval start in Beitostolen, Norway won by local favourite Therese … READ MORE →

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Canada’s Christian Gow 17th in Men’s Sprint at IBU World Cup in Pokljuka – Norway’s JT Boe in Charge

(Pokljuka, Slovenia) – Canada’s Christian Gow shot clean to claim another top 20 result as he finished 17th in the men’s 10-kilometer sprint at the BMW IBU World Cup in Pokljuka.

Johannes Thingnes Boe of … READ MORE →

Susan Dunklee (USA) [P] Nordic Focus

USA’s Dunklee 11th in Women’s 15K at IBU WCup Opener in Pokljuka – Ukraine’s Dzhima Career-first Win

(Pokljuka, Slovenia) – The USA’s Susan Dunklee finished just outside the top 10 showing good form with just one miss on the shooting range to place 11th in the women’s 15K individual at Pokljuka … READ MORE →

Scott Gow [P] Nordic Focus

Canada’s Gow Brothers 14th and 16th in Men’s 20km Individual at IBU World Cup in Pokljuka

(Pokljuka, Slovenia) – Scott and Christian Gow led the charge for Team Canada placing 14th and 16th respectively, each with one penalty in the Men’s 20km Individual at the IBU World Cup in Pokljuka on … READ MORE →

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CXC Announces 6th Consecutive Year-End Challenge Grant Program – “Support our Sport”

– Like you, we at Central Cross Country Skiing (CXC) love cross country skiing and want others to join us. There are very few lifelong sports where families can enjoy an active lifestyle outdoors.
With … READ MORE →

1st Prize – Alpina ESK Pro Boots + Rottefella MOVE Bindings

SkiTrax FIS Fantasy World Cup 2018/19 Contest Standings after Lillehammer

(Toronto, ON) – With nearly 550 teams entered we’re excited to present the standings for the 10th annual SkiTrax FIS Fantasy World Cup Contest following Lillehammer where American Sadie Bjornsen earned the U.S.A’s first … READ MORE →

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Pokljuka Fog Forces Postponement of Men’s 20K Individual Until Dec. 6

(Pokljuka, Slovenia) – The men’s 20K individual scheduled for 14:15 CET this afternoon has been postponed until Thursday morning due to foggy conditions. Heavy fog dominated Pokljuka all day with an initial delayed start … READ MORE →

Nathan Smith [P] Nordic Focus

Team Canada 10th in Mixed Relay with Best Shooting at Pokljuka IBU World Cup – France Triumphs, USA 15th

(Pokljuka, Slovenia) – Team Canada delivered the best shooting on the range in the Mixed Relay on Sunday at Pokljuka using only two spare rounds to claim 10th as France took home the first mixed … READ MORE →

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Canada 6th in Season-Opening Single Mixed Relay at Pokljuka – Norway Tops Field

(Pokljuka, Slovenia) – Canada’s Megan Bankes and Christian Gow raced to a strong 6th-place finish using 10 spare rounds at the season-opening Single Mixed Relay as 25 teams were on the start line on … READ MORE →

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Lustgarten and Frankowski Win 10/15km FR Races on Day 2 of USSA SuperTour at West Yellowstone

(West Yellowstone, Mont.) – Rosie Frankowski (APU Nordic Ski Center) took home a convincing win in the women’s 10km FR individual start race on Day 2 of the USSA SuperTour in West Yellowstone, Mont. … READ MORE →

Erik Bjornsen [P] Nordic Focus

Erik Bjornsen Stellar 3rd in Men’s 15k CL Pursuit & Harvey 16th as Norway Sweeps Lillehammer Triple

(Lillehammer, Norway) – The USA’s Erik Bjornsen had an outstanding final race at the Lillehammer Triple, finishing third fastest in the men’s 15km CL Pursuit to end up 32nd overall as Canada’s Alex Harvey … READ MORE →

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USA’s Bjornsen in 10th Leads Three Americans into Top 15 as Johaug Wins World Cup Triple in Lillehammer

(Lillehammer, Norway) – Sadie Bjornsen finished strong in 10th overall leading teammates Jessie Diggins and Rosie Brennan into the top 15 as the FIS World Cup Triple wrapped up on Sunday with the women’s … READ MORE →

Andy Newell [P] Ian Harvey/Toko

USSA SuperTour Round #1 Sprint FR West Yellowstone – Kern and Newell in Charge + PHOTOS

(West Yellowstone, Mont.) – Julie Kern (SMS T2) took the win in the women’s Sprint FR at the opening round of the 2018-19 USSA SuperTour in West Yellowstone, Mont. on Saturday. Rosie Frankowski (APU) … READ MORE →

Alex Harvey [P] Nordic Focus

Harvey 17th in 15km FR Individual Start World Cup as Norway’s Roethe Tops Men’s Field in Lillehammer

(Lillehammer, Norway) – Canada’s Alex Harvey finished 17th on a challenging course in the men’s 15km FR individual start won by Norway’s Sjur Roethe on Saturday at Day Two of the World Cup mini tour in Lillehammer, … READ MORE →

Sadie Bjornsen [P] Nordic Focus

U.S.A.’s Bjornsen 9th and Brennan Career-Best 11th in 10k FR Lillehammer World Cup – Johaug Wins Again

(Lillehammer, Norway) – Sadie Bjornsen led the Americans in 9th while her teammate Rosie Brennan took home a career-best 11th with Jessie Diggins 12th in the women’s 10km FR World Cup on Day Two … READ MORE →

Alex Harvey @ FIS World Cup Cross-country, individual sprint, Lillehammer [P] Nordic Focus

Canada’s Harvey Takes 30th Career WCup Podium with Bronze at Lillehammer Sprint FR – USA’s Hamilton 19th

(Lillehammer, Norway) – Alex Harvey, 30, sprinted to his first World Cup cross-country ski podium this season, winning bronze on Friday in the men’s 1.6km Sprint FR in Lillehammer, Norway at round two of … READ MORE →

Sadie Bjornsen [P] Nordic Focus

Bjornsen Takes 1st U.S. Podium this Season in Sprint FR at Lillehammer – Sundling Wins 1st World Cup

(Lillehammer, NOR) – American Sadie Bjornson earned the U.S.A’s first World Cup podium of the 2018-19 season in the women’s Sprint FR in Lillehammer, Norway, on Friday. Bjornsen, who qualified 6th, battled through the … READ MORE →

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International Biathlon Union Charges Four Russian Athletes

(Pokljuka, SLO) – The International Biathlon Union has filed cases against four Russian biathletes with its Anti-Doping Hearing Panel (ADHP).  The four athletes subject to the ADHP proceedings are Evgeny Ustyugov, Svetlana Sleptsova, Alexander … READ MORE →

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Cross Country Ski de fond Canada. It’s Our Time – Brand Identity Survey

– In the 20 months I have had the pleasure of working for Cross Country Ski de fond Canada (CCC), I have evaluated all facets of the organization. The resounding message from stakeholders across … READ MORE →